A Comparative Analysis of the Different Performance Methods of the First Movement of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto K622 in the 20th Century

Journal: Arts Studies and Criticism DOI: 10.32629/asc.v2i3.450

Junmin Linwu

College of Performing Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taiwan, China; Minnan Normal University, Fujian, China

Abstract

Mozart's Clarinet Concerto K622 is one of the most famous Concertos in the world. Due to the original score has been lost, Bassett clarinet in G key has gradually stepped out of people's vision in the long history, resulting in 18 versions of score on the world, and there are many completely different recorded versions at the same time. Taking 1970 as a time point, this paper analyzes the recording versions of four international mainstream clarinet masters before and after the 1970s, and horizontally discusses the differences and characteristics of early and late recording, in order to provide reference for clarinet performance and version selection.

Keywords

Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto K622, Benny Goodman, Reginald Kell, Carl Neidich, Antony Pay, version comparison

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